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Gamboa Alvarado, Olga Leticia
WFM🇨🇷FIDE 6502270· Female· Costa Rica· Born in 1990
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Olga Leticia Gamboa Alvarado, a 36-year-old Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1904. She has fluctuated between 1904 and 1954 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campeonato Nacional Femenino 2026, XLVI Metropolitano Torneo Internacional 2025 A, and XXXV Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez GM Carlos Torre Repetto in Memoriam 2025. Magistral. Also played 1 blitz event (including 3rd GreenPawn Showdown) recently. She took a 70-month break between Feb 2020 and Jan 2026 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 1978 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2019); she also reached #30 nationally in Jan 2022.
Awarded WFM in 2013 (age 23). Earned a WIM norm at Subzonal Femenino 2.3.C 2018. At junior level, she reached #9 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd1902·Blz1959
All-time high
1978
−74 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 29
Dec 2019 · age 29
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2022
Peak national rank: #30
at age 32 · rated 1865
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1865 → returned at 1954
Feb 2020
2019
All-time peak 1978
at age 29 · −74 from today
Dec 2019
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1869 → 1977
Sep 2019
2013
100 career games
at age 23
Dec 2013
WFM title awardedWFM
at age 23
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Primer Torneo Clasificatorio del Campeonato Nacional Femenino 2025-26perf 2092 (+138) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
1919 → 1904
Tournaments
4
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
13W10D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 6/11 | #7 | 1845 | -28.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/8 | #36 | 1815 | -21.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #32 | 1963 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2092 | +28.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMaria Elena Rodriguez ArrietaWIM
🇨🇷CRC·1963
+4 −6 =7
17 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDizan Ernesto Alvarado
🇨🇷CRC·1971
+8 −2 =5
15 games·last met May 2015
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vsSergio Duran VegaIM
🇨🇷CRC·2268
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsHeizel Maria Morera CamposWIM
🇨🇷CRC·1988
+7 −4 =1
12 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsMelanie Salazar GouldCM
🇨🇷CRC·1959
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
Costa Rica
#52
out of 682 players
Americas
#5,190
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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